Camera trap records a Japanese marten catching a wild boar piglet in Gifu prefecture, Japan

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Other Title
  • ニホンテンによるイノシシ幼獣の捕獲事例

Description

<p>We recorded a Japanese marten biting the neck of a wild boar piglet, using an infrared-triggered camera installed in the forest in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is unclear whether Japanese martens actively capture wild boar piglets as a food resource, but we propose that Japanese marten as a potential predator of wild boar piglets.</p>

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Details 詳細情報について

  • CRID
    1390009640069578880
  • NII Article ID
    130008158665
  • DOI
    10.11238/mammalianscience.62.45
  • ISSN
    1881526X
    0385437X
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
  • Abstract License Flag
    Disallowed

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